Years ago... four or five, I bought a 12.7 oz container of Bio-Blend tropical and I've been running with it ever since. Mixing in what ever new foods I come across. My most regular additions are Bio-Blend color, Nutrafin floating pellets(they float the longest) and Hikari Micropellets. But every now and then i'll dump the left overs out of a treat container in there and give it a shake. For example HBH Frog and tadpole pellets and Bloodworms. It has never fallen below the half way point of being empty which means a percentage fo the remaining food is old.
Is this stupid? The fish gulp it up. Every now and then i'll see a fish hit a pellet and spit it back out once or twice before finally eating it. But all in all they eat it all.
Oh and quick, possibly related side story, I picked up some angels for my new 33 and they instantly blew up with flexi-infections. Bloat and finrot and white puffs all over. I lost one and saved the other two with salt baths and a pair of scissors. The next day my 55 blew up with the same problem. I lost my biggest Blood Parrot and my biggest Clown loach. Both about 8". My Sydontis Alberti lost his antenna and some Black Phantoms lost eyes. I treated with antibiotics (day 4) and now I'm Pima/Melafixing. Could old food be a contributing factor to this terrible loss?
Is this stupid? The fish gulp it up. Every now and then i'll see a fish hit a pellet and spit it back out once or twice before finally eating it. But all in all they eat it all.
Oh and quick, possibly related side story, I picked up some angels for my new 33 and they instantly blew up with flexi-infections. Bloat and finrot and white puffs all over. I lost one and saved the other two with salt baths and a pair of scissors. The next day my 55 blew up with the same problem. I lost my biggest Blood Parrot and my biggest Clown loach. Both about 8". My Sydontis Alberti lost his antenna and some Black Phantoms lost eyes. I treated with antibiotics (day 4) and now I'm Pima/Melafixing. Could old food be a contributing factor to this terrible loss?